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Lackawanna County holds hearing to solicit 2025 CDBG project ideas for non‑entitlement communities
Summary
County planning staff described the Community Development Block Grant program, eligible and ineligible activities, and solicited project proposals for 2025 allocations that have not yet been released by the state.
Joe Rubinsky, community manager for the Lackawanna County Department of Planning and Economic Development, opened a public hearing to solicit project ideas for the county’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations.
“The purpose of this public hearing is to discuss the 2025 community development block grant program for non entitlement entitlement communities,” Rubinsky said. He identified the department as the county’s administering agency and noted staff members present, including fiscal manager Mark Mercante and business consultant John Joyce.
The CDBG program provides federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,…
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